2019 Honda S2000 Rumors Rendering

We’ve been reporting on reports of Honda’s on-again, off-again, on-again strategies to produce a three-pronged lineup of cars for a long time. In 2015, the very first of that threesome gotten here through the S660 microcoupe powered by a mid-mounted turbocharged 660-cc inline-3. Then in 2015, the long-awaited NSX supercar, with the mid-mounted twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 assisted by a couple of electrical motors, appeared at the top of the car manufacturer’s lineup under its Acura brand name. 2019 Honda S2000

2019 Honda S2000 Review

The huge concern inside Honda’s product-planning department has actually been whether to include a 3rd cars that would slot between the S660 and the NSX. The primary problem, inning accordance with one Honda source, is that, because the S660 is Japan just and the NSX is an Acura, that leaves U.S. Honda dealerships without any cars to offer. Considered that the United States is the business’s most significant market without a doubt, it makes good sense for a cars to be produced for U.S. Honda dealerships. Now more information about that car– a revival of the S2000– have actually emerged.

Honda released the initial S2000 on its 50th anniversary, in 1998. Twenty years on, it’s time to do it once again. Our source exposes that Honda will celebrate its 70th anniversary, in 2018, by revealing an S2000 replacement in addition to an RC213V-S superbike.

Engine and Specs

The S2000 replacement was to utilize the engine from the Civic Type R, however that strategy disappears. “Sure, the Type R’s 2.0-liter turbo is an excellent engine,” stated our source, “however by 2018, that would be old news. We have to take things forward. As a celebratory model, the cars need to be unique, so it should have a brand-new powertrain and a distinct chassis.”

Japan’s Holiday Auto publication reported that the next-gen S2000 will utilize a two-stage electric improving system. Much like an innovation established by Mitsubishi, the system includes an electrically owned supercharger, a traditional turbocharger, a bypass valve, and other parts. Tests by Mitsubishi revealed that such systems are not just compact and light-weight however attain much better fuel performance than existing twin-turbos and almost get rid of turbo lag. So throttle reaction is anticipated to be sharper than existing turbos.

Inning accordance with our source, a style practically similar to Mitsubishi’s system will be bolted onto a longitudinally installed 2.0-liter inline-four, making in excess of 320 horse power. We’re likewise informed that the S2000 will be fitted with an eight-speed dual-clutch automated transaxle to enhance weight circulation.

Release and Price 2019 Honda S2000

We can anticipate to see the S2000 replacement revealed in the fall of 2018 at either the Paris car program in September or the Los Angeles vehicle program in November, with the latter probably. Anticipate the restored roadster to have a price tag someplace in the community of $50,000.